Henry Moore
Seated Figure
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 3 A
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2018
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 3 A
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
numbered '1' (on the underside)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1949 and cast before 1966
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, London (acquired from the artist). | Fischer Fine Art, Ltd., London (acquired from the above). | Private collection, New York (acquired from the above, circa 1975). | Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago (acquired from the above). | Acquired from the above by the late owners, 3 March 1997.
bronze with brown patina
Height: 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1949 and cast before 1966
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, London (acquired from the artist). | Fischer Fine Art, Ltd., London (acquired from the above). | Private collection, New York (acquired from the above, circa 1975). | Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago (acquired from the above). | Acquired from the above by the late owners, 3 March 1997.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Seated Figure by Henry Moore was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,000,000.00 – 1,500,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 912,500.00 (€ 781,919.45). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Henry Moore achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Reclining Figure: Festival in June 2016 with an auction result of GBP 24,722,500.00 (€ 29,675,067.53).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Seated Figure von Henry Moore im Mai 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.000.000,00 – 1.500.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 912.500,00 (€ 781.919,45) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Henry Moore erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Reclining Figure: Festival im Juni 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 24.722.500,00 (€ 29.675.067,53).
Henry Moore - Auction history
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